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Friday, September 20, 2013

YALLFest Interview: Sean Williams

For the next week, this is the second interviews for authors that are going to YALLFest this year. Sadly I will not be going, but it has an amazing line-up. I highly suggest that you check it out, if you have the chance and live in the south. Sean Williams wrote Twinmaker and here is the interview with him.

What one thing do you need to have when you
write?

The right music. And chocolate as a
reward when I finish.

Describe your book in 5 words

Jump meets Uglies. But different.

What is the hardest line to write- the first or
the last?

The first line is often the hardest to
write, but I like a good challenge. The line I like writing the least is the
last because it means I have a whole load of rewriting ahead of me.

Best writing tip you ever received?

Give up. If you can do that, you’ll be happier
and probably better off as a result. If you can’t, then you know writing is
exactly the right thing for you!

Tell us 5 random facts about yourself.

1) I live in Adelaide, South Australia, a
place that’s home to about a million other people but somehow feels like a
small town, which is why I love it.

2) I still think music from the 1980s is
cool.

3) My stepson has situs invertus, which means his heart is on the wrong side of his
body. That’s not really about me, but it is pretty random.

4) I’m a huge fan of Doctor Who.

5) I’m minding a pair of green tree
frogs, Skipper and Jumpy, for a young friend while she’s overseas with her
family. You can see pictures of them on my Facebook page:

In my study, a lovely upstairs nook
containing all my favorite book-related things, but I’ve trained myself to
write anywhere as long as I have my headphones and some music. I quite like
writing in hotels, probably because someone else does all the household chores.